From September to January, the volume of grain transportation of the 2024 harvest via the KTZ network amounted to 6.1 million tons, which is 47% more than the same period in the previous year. The bulk of the transported grain is export deliveries, which grew by 53%, reaching 4.8 million tons. This was reported by the press service of KTZ.
According to the company, domestic transportation also showed positive dynamics, increasing by 28%, to 1.3 million tons.
"The largest volumes of grain were sent to the countries of Central Asia - 2.7 million tons, which is 36% more than the previous year. Deliveries to Iran through the ports of Aktau and Kuryk increased 29 times, reaching 576 thousand tons," KTZ noted.
It is reported that transportation to Russia is carried out without restrictions. Exports and transit to the Russian Federation amounted to more than 660 thousand tons, which is 94% more than in the same period of 2023. In January 2025, 1.1 million tons of grain were transported by rail, which is 35% more than in January last year. Exports increased by 36%, reaching 839 thousand tons, and domestic transportation increased by 33%, amounting to 217 thousand tons. In January 2025, there was an increase in exports to Uzbekistan by 23%, to Tajikistan by 18%, to Turkmenistan by three times and to Kyrgyzstan by four times. Grain transportation to Iran through the ports of Aktau and Kuryk showed a 23-fold increase, reaching 121 thousand tons. Transit transportation through the ports of the Russian Federation and the Baltic states remained at the level of last year with a volume of 100 thousand tons.